Texas broadband program distributes $18.5 million
By Shelby Shank Field Editor Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar awarded $18.5 million to 17 counties across the state as a part of the Texas Broadband Pole Replacement Program. The funding will support the deployment of [...]
Prescribed burning beneficial to Texas lands
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Prescribed burning is one way to fight wildfires with…well, fire. While controlled burning can rid [...]
Texas farmers, ranchers set their sights on ag safety
By Julie Tomascik Editor Texas farmers and ranchers set their sights on ag safety throughout the year, but additional emphasis [...]
USDA to open sign up for WHIP+ assistance March 23
Additional disaster assistance available to farmers and ranchers, including those impacted by drought and excess moisture. Through the Wildfire and [...]
USDA invests $19 million for rural Texas broadband
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor In the 21st Century, long-heralded as “the age of connectivity,” it’s sometimes difficult to think [...]
NRCS debuts ‘Conservation at Work’ video series
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) unveiled a new video series, Conservation at Work, in [...]
TFB Presidents’ Conference focuses on engagement
By Jennifer Dorsett Field Editor Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) leaders left farms, ranches and businesses for Waco this week to [...]
USDA projections show more planted acres, price increases
After a rough 2019 planting season that saw 20 million acres go unplanted, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) outlook [...]
TPWD seeks input on 2020-21 freshwater fishing regulations
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is now accepting public comment on proposed changes to freshwater fishing regulations for [...]